Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Monroe


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Yunshui 雲 水 09:28, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

Mike Monroe

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Disambiguation page between four entries, three of which appear to be relatively minor fictional characters without articles of their own. One character is not even listed on the page that his link goes to. Only the fourth entry, Michael Monroe, is notable, and a disambiguation page is not needed for only one entry. Delete. J I P &#124; Talk 11:26, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 11:36, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete we do not need such a page for 3 fictional characters and 1 real person, with only the last actually having an article.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:12, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep we have a need and room for such a disambiguation page to aid the readers. WP:D " It is necessary to provide links and disambiguation pages so that readers typing in a reasonably likely topic name for more than one Wikipedia topic can quickly navigate to the article they seek." Wm335td (talk) 19:54, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete, then redirect to List of Northern Exposure characters. The EastEnders character isn't even on the linked list, we don't usually include characters from obscure, one-shot movies, and Michael Monroe is a non-Mike stage name. That leaves the Northern Exposure character, who has a story arc in the TV show, so a redirect seems acceptable, possibly with a redirect hatnote to Michael Monroe. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:01, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep Disambiguation pages are essentially indexes that show readers where on Wikipedia that can get information on 'Mike Monroe'. That could be a brief mention or a lengthy article, but either way, we show the reader how to navigate there. If a link meets MOS:DABMENTION (i.e. a Mike Monroe is mentioned in an article), then that link should be there. The first entry was no longer valid as the EastEnders character was deleted from the list. The rest all meet the criteria laid out at MOS:D. Whether there's a primary topic is another question, although the musician would be the most notable, he's also rarely known as 'Mike'. I also added another entry. Boleyn (talk) 16:35, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. The "minor" status of entries which have a mention in an article is not a policy reason to delete. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 20:11, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per Wm335td, Boleyn and Shhhnotsoloud. Anyone typing the name Mike Monroe or even mistyping the name of the Australian TV presenter Mike Munro should be immediately able to see the current dab page layout of names and not be faced with a redlink or even with a redirect to List of Northern Exposure characters. Such a setup would only hinder Wikipedia's accessibility and help no one. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 04:17, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Hugsyrup 17:25, 9 January 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   09:01, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. Harmless. Could be helpful to someone who hears the name and wants to shake it out of their brain. BD2412  T 02:23, 21 January 2020 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.